Toy



Oct. 12, 1943. E. J, HEGGEDAL' TOY Filed Aug. 6, 1943 INVENTOR 5v/L J/EGGEQAL AQTTORNEY Patented Oct. 12, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICETOY Emil J. Heggedal, Woodside, N. Y.

Application August 6, 1943, Serial No. 497,564

4 Claims.

This invention relates to toys in general, and especially to an improvedcut-out doll assembling toy.

Among the objects of the invention, it is aimed to provide a cut-outmaster, corresponding in outline as an instance to the body of a doll,house, animal or the like having formed thereon at predeterminedlocations, layers which have an exposed surface that will act with asimilar exposed surface, to adhere to one another so that the child candecorate the doll, house, animal or the like with Various devices. Thechild in this way can with facility dress and undress a doll, saddle andunsaddle a horse, and attach various decorative pieces to a house or thelike.

More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide amaster outline, having layers permanently attached thereto fortemporarily receiving other layers, the surfaces of which layers willnot smear or materially change in the use thereof, which surfaces inturn can ordinarily not be transformed in use and which surfaces can bereadily washed in the interest of sanitation and which surfaces,nevertheless, will have a suflicient anity for one anothertemporarily toadhere to one another when contact is made, which adhesion, however, isso slight that the average child can with facility quickly remove theattached layer without in any way destroying the surfaces engaged.

To achieve this end, it has been found that when a cut-out master hassecured thereto a layer of oil cloth, with the polished surface exposedand cut-outlayers of oil cloth with one or both surfaces polished areprovided, such latter cut-out layers may be attached to the polishedsurface of the oil cloth secured to the cut-out master.

When the cut-out master such as a cardboard doll has secured to partsthereof a layer of oil cloth and cut-out strips or layers of oil clothare provided which have one or both surfaces polished, a polishedsurface of the cut-out strip may be brought into engagement with thepolished surface of the oil cloth secured to the cut-out doll by merelypressing the strip in place on the doll, the surfaces of such oil clothportions will not smear or ordinarily change during use, the polishedsurfaces can be readily washed in the interest of sanitation, and thestrips are durable to prevent easy destruction of the same by the child,all to the end to produce a valuable and improved cut-out toy.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the inventionwill appear from the subjoined detail description of one embodimentthereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aplan view of a cut-out master. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 ofFig. l.

Figs. 3, 5, 6, '7 and 8 are plan views of cut-out strips to be attachedto the cut-out master illustrated in Fig. 1, a corner of the cut-outstrip shown in Fig. 3 being turned up.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the embodiment shown, the master I corresponds in outline to a doll.This master I is preferably composed of cardboard or the like semi-rigidmaterial having parts of the front and rear faces covered with coloringmatter, as an instance to depict the bare arms 2 and 3, the bare legs 4and 5, the face 6 and the hair 1 of the doll. When the cut-out mastercorresponds to the outline of a doll, then it may be desirable as hereillustrated to secure to the trunk portion of the doll from theshoulders 8 and 9 to the upper portions of the thighs, as for instancedown to the lines I0 and II, layers of oil cloth I2 and I3, the layer I2to the front of the master I and the layer I3 to the rear thereof. Itmay also be desirable as here illustrated to cover the ankle and feetportions of the master I from about the lines I4 and I5 down to thelower ends I6 and I1, respectively, with layers of oil cloth I8 and I9,these layers also preferably being applied to the front face of themaster I as well as to the rear face thereof. The oil cloth layers I2,I3, I8 and I9 may be permanently secured to the master I and thereforeit is only necessary for one of the surfaces of each layer, that is theexposed surface, to be polished as is the case with the origif' nal oilcloth sheets today extensively used for table cloths and the like. It isunderstood that there are various types of oil cloth and that thepresent invention may be carried out with any of these types. achievedwhen the oil cloth is made of the ordinary cotton or burlap fabric andthe polished surface is produced by a paint mixed with linseed oil. Ithas also been found that excellent results have been produced when theoil cloth used is one having as the base a fabric composed of cotton,burlap or the like, a polished surface produced by a paint havinglinseed oil mixed therewith, and a final protective coating of varnish.The layers I2, I3, I4 and I5 have the unfinished surface secured to thecut-out master I by glue, mucilage or other adhesive. The cutout strips20, 2|, 22, 23, 24 and 25 are, according to the present invention,composed of oil cloth having a fabric .layer of cotton, burlap, or thelike and preferably have both faces of the fabric base coated with apaint having linseed oil mixed therewith in order that both of itsexposed faces may be polished. It is obvious, however, that it is withinthe purview of the present invention to produce the strips 20 to 25,inclusive, or at least l some of them, with only one polished surface,without departing from the spirit of the invention. The strip 20 in thepresent instance is Excellent results have beenv formed in the outlineof the upper portion of the slip of a doll. The strip 2| is formed inthe outline of the skirt for the doll. The strip 22 is formed in theoutline of a dress. The strip 23 is formed in the outline of a belt. Thestrips 24 and 25V are formed in the outline of socks and slippers. Thestrips 20 to 25, inclusive, may have different designs on the opposingfaces. As an instance, while one face of the strip 20 may be pink, theother strip may be blue. It is also conceivable that a plurality ofstrips, having the outline of the strip 20, may be provided for the toy,all having different colors on their opposing faces so that the childmay be provided with a large choice of strips 20, at least with regardto color. Similarly the opposite faces of the strips 20 may havedifferent ornamental designs or patterns. It is also conceivable thatthe strips 20, 2| and 22 at least may not al1 be identical in outline,but vary from one another to correspond to predetermined patterns,without departing from the general spirit of the invention. As a resultof this choice of colors and designs, it is, of course, intended toprovide an educational toy that will draw upon the childs ingenuity andimagination to select a combination of colors to fit a predetermineddesign.

It is also intended that a plurality of sheets of oil cloth havingpolished surfaces on the opposite sides thereof be provided which arenot cut into outlines corresponding to strips 20 to 25, inclusive, witha view to enable the child to cut out its own dress outlines and thelike, corresponding as an instance to the strips 20 to 25, inclusive.

When the outer faces of the layers I2, I3, I8 and I9 have thecharacteristic qualities of the polished surface of an oil cloth sheet,and the polishedfaces of the strips 20 to 25, inclusive, have thecharacteristic qualities of oil cloth, then in the manipulation of thistoy the child can, as an instance, select the strip 20 and place it uponthe upper body portion of the layer I2 and by slight pressure, cause thesame effectively to adhere to the layer I2. On the other hand, when thechild then wishes to remove the strip 20 from the layer I2, it merelyengages the corner or edge of the strip 2l and by a slight tug strips itfrom the layer I2 without in anyway affecting the adherence of the layerI2 to the outline I. Similarly, when the child wishes to attach theskirt 2I to the outline I, it will only be necessary for the child topress the skirt 2i to the lower portion of the layer I2 and by a slightpressure cause the same effectively to adhere. In turn, after the strips20 and 2I have been attached to the layer I2, these strips 20 and 2I toserve as the underwear of the doll, then the child may pick up the strip22 and press it on top of the strips 20 and 2I until the strip 22 iscaused effectively to adhere to the strips 20 and 2|. Then in turn, thechild may wish to attach the belt 23 and'press it at the waist line ofthe strip 22. Finally the child may wish to attach the strips 24 and 25to the ankles and feet of the -outline I, and in turn press the strips24 and 25 onto the layers I8 and I9 to cause them effectively to besecured in place. It is understood that various attempts have been madeto provide a toy where parts may be pressed in place by pressure. It hasbeen found, however, that these attempts have failed to produce a toywhere the surfaces of the strips are not altered or impaired whenattaching the strips in place and again when removing them from themaster outline. These various attempts also have failed to produce a toyin which the various strips. as well as the layers of the outline, maybe readily and quickly washed in the interest of sanitation as is thecase with oil zloth without in any way impairing the toy itse f.

It is obvious that various changes and modications may be made to thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy having a master cut-out conforming to a predetermined objectsuitable for decoration or dress and having areas thereof predeterminedas suitable for decoration or dress, oil cloth layers conforming inoutline to said areas and permanently secured thereto with theirpolished surfaces exposed, and strips composed of oil cloth and havingat least one surface polished, parts of the polished surfaces of saidstrips brought into engagement with polished surfaces of said layers tobe removably attached thereto by hand pressure.

2. A toy having a master cut-out conforming to a predetermined objectsuitable for decoration or dress and having areas thereof predeterminedas suitable for decoration or dress, oil cloth layers conforming inoutline to said areas and permanently secured thereto with theirpolished surfaces exposed, and strips composed of oil cloth and havingboth surfaces polished, parts of the polished surfaces of some of saidstrips brought into engagement with polished surfaces of said layers tobe removably attached thereto by hand pressure, and parts of thesurfaces of other of said strips brought into engagement with polishedsurfaces of said first attached strips to be removably attached theretoby hand pressure.

3. A toy having a master cut-out conforming to a predetermined objectsuitable for decoration or dress and having areas thereof predeterminedas suitable for decoration or dress, oil cloth layers conforming inoutline to said areas and permanently secured thereto with theirpolished surfaces exposed, and strips composed of oil cloth and havingat least one surface polished, parts of the polished surfaces of saidstrips brought into engagement with polished surfaces of said layers tobe removably attached thereto by hand pressure, said oil cloth layersand strips being composed of a fabric such as cotton, each having acoating consisting of a paint mixed with linseed oil on one face thereofto form a polished surface.

4. A toy having a master cut-out conforming to a predetermined objectsuitable for decoration or dress and having areas thereof predeterminedas suitable for decoration or dress, oil cloth layers conforming inoutline to said areas and permanently secured thereto with theirpolished surfaces exposed, and strips composed of oil cloth and havingat least one surface polished, parts of the polished surfaces of saidstrips brought into engagement with polished surfaces of said layers tobe removably attached thereto by hand pressure, said oil cloth layersand strips being composed of a fabric such as cotton, each having anintermediate coating consisting of a paint mixed with linseed oil oneach face thereof, and a final protective coating of varnish on saidintermediate coating to form the polished surface.

EMIL J. HEGGEDAL.

